protzen

[ˈpʁɔt͡sn̩]

/[ˈpʁɔt͡sn̩]/ verb

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The verdict

“protzen” is uncommon German (frequency #78,422 among 3,409 “P” headwords), classed as a verb. The kind of spelling people second-guess.

#78,422
frequency rank, German
3,409
“P” headwords

According to Wiktionary data (CC BY-SA, analyzed September 3, 2026) - mit etwas angeben

Corpus desk

Index DE-protzen · protzen · German

protzen · rank #78,422 · 0 variants · 0 confusables

  • FREQ-RARE #78,422
  • LEN-LONG 7 letters
  • VOW-2 2 vowels
  • CONFUS-0 No pairs
  • VAR-0 0 variants
  • BOOK-MID 3,409
  • PHOTO-FINISH Protestierende

Nearest frequency peer: Protestierende (-1 rank slots)

Desk codes from Wiktionary headword shape, FrequencyWords rank tier, confusable-pair count, generated misspelling depth, letter-cohort book size, and photo-finish peer. Not a difficulty grade.

Langschwanz-Ränge nahe „protzen“

Dünnes Band: Balken invertieren den Rang, seltenere Formen wirken kürzer

corpus weight

What this shows Langschwanz-Sicht: wo „protzen“ gegen ähnlich seltene deutsche Ränge sitzt.

Source FrequencyWords open word-frequency list As of September 3, 2026
Key facts for protzen
PropertyValue
Headwordprotzen
LanguageGerman
Part of speechVerb
IPA[ˈpʁɔt͡sn̩]
Letters7
Frequency rank#78,422
Misspellings tracked0
Confusable pairs0
SourceWiktionary (kaikki.org)

Langschwanz-Rang von „protzen“ im Deutschen

Die Häufigkeit läuft von den wenigen Alltagswörtern (links) bis zur langen, seltenen Schwanzseite (rechts).protzenfällt in diesen Seltenheitsbereich:

#1#100#1K#10K#100K
← used constantlyrarely used →

Die Achse ist logarithmisch: jeder Tick markiert etwa zehnfach geringere Häufigkeit. Seltene Nachbarn derselben Bandbreite: „Protestierende“ (#78,421), „präsenten“ (#78,423), „Promotionen“ (#78,420). Unter 3,409 „P“-Lemmata liegt „protzen“ bei #78,422. Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list.

Rare enough to double-check

protzen is uncommon German at frequency #78,422 among 3,409 “P” headwords, classed as averb, transcribed [ˈpʁɔt͡sn̩]. Rarity is why readers land here mid-draft. Gloss: "mit etwas angeben".

No generated misspelling entries exist for protzen in our index, a sign its spelling follows regular German conventions. Our dataset records no confusable match here, since its spelling is unusual enough that it doesn't cluster with a lookalike.

Our source data has no etymology on file for this entry, so its spelling is best read as a straightforward mapping from sound to letter. The correct German form is protzen, spelled P-R-O-T-Z-E-N.

Definition

  1. 1
    mit etwas angeben

Recorded use

Wiktionary example

These source excerpts show how protzen appears in context. They illustrate usage; the definition above remains the entry’s reference meaning.

  1. Er protzt mal wieder mit seinem neuen Auto.

Antonyms

herunterspielentiefstapeln

This word in other languages

show off(English)presumir(Español)frimer(Français)

Definitions, pronunciation, and etymology for this entry are drawn from Wiktionary via the kaikki.org structured extract (CC BY-SA); frequency ordering uses the FrequencyWords open word-frequency list (2018 German corpus, MIT). See the methodology for how each field is sourced and updated.

Frequently Asked Questions

How do you spell "protzen"?
"protzen" is spelled P-R-O-T-Z-E-N. The IPA pronunciation is [ˈpʁɔt͡sn̩].
What does "protzen" mean?
As a verb, "protzen" means: mit etwas angeben
How do you pronounce "protzen"?
The IPA (International Phonetic Alphabet) transcription for "protzen" is [ˈpʁɔt͡sn̩]. Click the speaker icon on the pronunciation badge above to hear it spoken aloud where audio is available.
What language does "protzen" come from?
"protzen" is a German word. You can look up definitions, pronunciations, and spelling data for this and other words across English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, and German on PlainSpell.
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Similar German words by spelling shape

Same letter count and similar misspelling depth for "protzen", not the corpus desk frequency band.

Same letter count

Frequency-ranked German headwords with 7 letters (nearest by frequency rank).

Psalter#78,426prairie#78,413pumpkin#78,431Planegg#78,404

Source: Wiktionary (via kaikki.org) Structured Wiktionary extract

Source: FrequencyWords open word-frequency list